Amboseli Baboon Research Project

The Amboseli Baboon Project is a long-term, coordinated series of studies of yellow baboons in the Amboseli region. It is based in the Amboseli National Park and southwestern parts of the Amboseli ecosystem, with its primary research camp based at Olugului Public Campsite. It is affiliated with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, with partners including the Department of Biology of Duke University and the Amboseli Elephant Research Project.

The initial study of the project ran in 1963 and 1964, with a brief follow-up study in 1969. The last study also laid the groundwork for the long-term, coordinated project which began in 1971.

The Project has consistently centered on processes at the individual, group, and population levels, and in recent years has also included other aspects of baboon biology, including genetics, hormones, nutrition, hybridization, and relations with other species.

Individuals involved in the project have included Steward and Jeanne Altmann, Susan Alberts, Raphael Mututua, Sereh Sayialel and others.

Its funding has come from a number of sources over the years, including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Chicago Zoological Survey. Over the period of its existnece, it has produced over 180 peer-reviewed articles, reports, and popular accounts.

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* [http://www.princeton.edu/~baboon/index.html Amboseli Baboon Research Project]